As it happens, the bread lady is on vacation this coming week, so I won't have to worry about that last forbidden food. I think I'll make it through the week. I think the diet is very interesting. Any of you have a colonoscopy recently? Did you have to go on a similar diet?

Had one years ago when they thought I might have had Crohn's disease [I didn't; just picked up some nasty bug in Mexico on a conference visit]. Mine was done via the lower end. I didn't find it that bad. Like Andrew's mother they gave some ultra disgusting stuff to drink which worked like drain cleaner. Diet you have sounds much kinder to the system.

I don't think the diet is very healthy as fruit and vegetables are not allowed. But it serves its purpose and is therefore so much better than drinking the foul stuff Andrew is referring to, As it's only for a few days, I guess it won't do any harm. And when it's over, you can go on enjoying the fresh veggies from your garden, which by the way looks very lush and green!

All : I do have to drink the 'strange brew'; the diet doesn't replace that wonderful part of the process. But the doctor told me that now you just dissolve a powder in 150 ml (less than a cup), drink that down, and then drink two liters of whatever liquid you choose. Now don't go assumig you know what liquid I will choose... ;^)

Ken, one cup of the nasty stuff sounds ever so much better than the huge jug we still seem to have to do here.....really the whole reason I am avoiding having another.....so I need to ask if we have something similar available here.....I keep hoping u can just swallow a mini camera & be done with it

Well, I have had just l colonoscopy and after having watched my Father (at 80 + a few years back) have no problem drinking that "stuff" when it was my turn -- I started in and didn't find it all that disgusting at all. The problem I had been expecting was to feel really hungry since I could not eat anything after 10 pm the previous day and then arrive at the office the next morning at 7:30 for the test. I had no feelings of weakness, nor hunger pains. My test was routine, I awoke feeling fine, not ravenous and thank goodness the facility had something for me to digest and drink right away as I recall. So, think positive, I drank the solution in increments - a certain quantity every 30 minutes. A piece of cake... although none of my friends agree with me (!)

Mary, I don't have to drink large quantities of the prep liquid, just a little more than half a cup. Then I can drink what I want. I can eat only a biscotte and a cup of coffee or tea before 9 a.m. the day of the procedure. I'll go in between 11 and 1 and be examined sometime during the afternoon.

You have probably seen Dave Barry's column about his colonoscopy, but on the outside chance you have not, you will probably enjoy it. http://www.miamiherald.com/2009/02/11/427603/dave-barry-a-journey-into-my-colon.html

Yes, had one recently, it wasn't fun as I reacted to the prep. But my diet was altered 3 days prior, mostly white breads, chicken, clear soups etc. I have to have them regularly, next time I will be asking for a different prep :(